(57) Disclosed is an apparatus for indicating on a video display unit (22) the status
of a plurality of targets (10) on a target range system and for controlling the operation
thereof. in a preferred embodiment, the video display unit (22) comprises a variable
image display unit which can be a cathode ray tube (CRT) which is responsive to a
computer processing unit (CPU) (40) which sequentially and periodically interrogates
each target mechanism (38) to determine its functional status and whether it has been
"hit". This information can be displayed in many different formats although in a preferred
empodiment, a number of banks und lanes of targets are provided on the CRT which correspond
to the banks and lanes of targets as laid out on the range. Further, the total hits
for all targets in each lane are displayed on the screen along with a fault indication
if necessary. Substantial improvements and the reliability and maintainability of
target range control systems are achieved by the use of the CRT-equipped video display
unit (22) in combination with the CPU (40). In further preferred embodiments, all
targets in an Individual bank provide information to a field equipment module (FEM)
(16) for that bank which then provides the information to a computer peripheral device
(30) which converts the information to a form usable by the CPU. Additionally, the
range may be controlled in a manual, automatic or semiautomatic mode and target status
information along with lane scores provided in a permanent manner by means of a peripheral
printer (42).
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